Guest guest Posted December 24, 2004 Report Share Posted December 24, 2004 > sort of communist libertarianism. I should say marxist capitalism. both socialism and communism are marked by government ownership of the means of production. Communism is authoritarian is and socialism is slightly democratic in the way this ownership is handled, but its till government ownership. Marx never advocated that and would have no doubt seen the risk. He advocated ownership by the citizens. This was part of the debate between Trotsky and Lenin. Long forgotten and mostly unknown is the fact early American marxists like John Reed and Emma Goldman were also anarchists. Arguably Marx was more for anarchy than much of a government. He knew power corrupted. While anarchy has gotten a bad name due largely to propaganda from every world government, it is basically synonymous with libertarianism (the freedom to do without government intervention). these early 20th century anarchists were also pacifists and the association of anarchy with violence is a scam. Just a reminder to today's right wing libertarians that the seeds of their philosophy were once nurtured more by true marxists than republicans. A century of communist demonization has made marx more anathema in the heartland than even evolution. Interesting how things become full circle, but those who strongly advocate an ownership society sound as much like Marx as they do like Adam Smith. Chinese Herbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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